Real Madrid won a dramatic penalty shoot-out against city rivals Atletico to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Arsenal, Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund also advanced to the last eight.

Failures from the spot defined the second leg of the Madrid derby last-16 tie, including a remarkable decision to disallow Julian Alvarez's kick in the shoot-out for Atletico, as Real won 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw on aggregate.

Much earlier, Conor Gallagher's strike just 27 seconds into the game at the Metropolitano stadium had levelled the scores overall.

Gallagher's close-range finish cancelled out Real's 2-1 lead from the first leg last week, but the reigning champions could have progressed inside 90 minutes.

They won a spot-kick midway through the second half when Kylian Mbappe was hauled down by Clement Lenglet after accelerating into the box.

However, Vinicius Junior blazed his kick high over the bar, and the game went to extra time and then penalties with no further scoring.

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